JAMMU, Sep 11: The state government today ordered transfers and postings of 7 KAS officers.

Qazi Sarwar, KAS, Chief Executive Officer, Tourism Development Authority, Sonamarg, has been transferred and posted as Additional Secretary to the Government, Power Development Department.

Rakesh Kumar Sarangal, KAS, Chief Executive Officer, Tourism Development Authority, Patnitop, has been transferred and posted as Additional Secretary to the Government, Housing and Urban Development Department.

Gurvinder Singh, KAS, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Poonch, has been transferred and posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner CTN, Ramban, against an available vacancy.

Sandesh Kumar, KAS, Joint Registrar, Banking and Finance in the office of Registrar, Cooperative Societies, J&K, has been transferred and posted as Joint Director, Industries and Commerce (Dev), Jammu, against an available vacancy.

Sandish Kumar, KAS, Deputy Secretary to the Government, Social Welfare Department, under orders of posting as Joint Director, Industries and Commerce (Dev), Jammu, has been posted as Joint Registrar, Banking and Finance in the office of Registrar, Cooperative Societies, J&K, vice Sandesh Kumar.

SRINAGAR, Sep 11: Former chief minister Omar Abdullah said today the assurance given by union home minister Rajnath Singh should silence all the “noises” against Article 35A of the Constitution.
Singh, who is on a four-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, told reporters that the government will not do anything that hurts the sentiments of the people of the state.
He said that the Centre had neither initiated any action nor gone to the court on the legal challenge to Article 35A, which bars people